Enter To Win $10K If Your Child Was Born Same Day As Royal Baby

AUSTIN, TX — Did you recently have a baby? If so, was that baby born on the same day as Archie Harrison Moutbatten-Windsor, the new royal baby welcomed by beaming parents the Duke and Duchess of Sussex (Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to ardent royalty fans)? If so, you could win $10,000 or a fancy portrait session with a renowned photographer.

Pure Leaf Herbal Iced Teas is the latest company offering a promotional tie-in to news of the royal birth. They're pretty open about this, sending Patch an email describing how they, too, are welcoming a new member into their family: Pure Leaf Herbal Iced Teas.

Crass commercialism? Perhaps. Clever marketing? Undoubtedly. Either way, the prizes being offered are significant enough for us to want to share the news with readers.

To celebrate the birth of the mini-monarch named Archie, Pure Leaf will be giving $10,000 to one lucky family whose baby is also born the same day as little Archie — that's May 6, 2019, as royal watchers are well aware. And borrowing from the tradition of official portraits being taken following the birth of a royal family member, Pure Leaf will be giving ten American families whose babies share Archie's birthday a private portrait session with a world renowned photographer.

Nine other families will also be eligible for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Shutterfly, enabling new parents to create regal birth announcements alerting to the arrival of their own little non-royal-but-still-loved bundles of joy.

For the photos, all sweepstakes information is being spread digitally. Parents can participate by posting a picture announcing the birth of their baby on Instagram or Twitter, and tagging @PureLeaf and #PureLeafRoyalTEASweepstakes.

DETAILS

Prize Information:

• The Royal TEA Sweepstakes includes 59 prizes and 60 winners – all chosen through a random drawing.
  • Grand prize: (1) Portrait shoot and $10K cash prize to be used towards education.
  • Second Prize: (9) Portrait shoots.
  • Runner Up Prize: (50) $100 Shutterfly gift cards.

Important Dates:

• The Sweepstakes entries began on May 6, 2019 and ends 7 calendar days later at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Who is the Photographer:

• Yaron Leshem is an internationally recognized photographer and artist whose work is part of the permanent collection of the MoMA.
  • He has been featured in museums and galleries around the world including London, Paris, Berlin, Istanbul, Tokyo, New York, Jerusalem and more.
  • Yaron's studio is located in Tribeca and he shoots worldwide.
  • Yaron Leshem, Leshem Loft www.leshemloft.com and www.yaronleshem.com @leshemloft and @yaronleshem

How to Enter:

• There are two ways to enter:
  • Instagram. 1) snap a pic of your family, newborn or baby accessory (the “Photo”); and 2) upload the Photo on Instagram with the hashtags #PureLeafRoyalTEABaby and #Sweepstakes in the post. You must follow @PureLeaf on Instagram at the time of entry and until winners are finalized.
  • Twitter. Upload the Photo on Twitter with the hashtags #PureLeafRoyalTEABaby and #Sweepstakes in the post. You must follow @PureLeaf on Twitter at the time of entry and until winners are finalized.

Good luck! High tea, anyone? Finger sandwiches, followed by scones with butter, jam and/or cream followed by cakes? Yeah, we know things too.